Folding cigarette box with ash receptacle



`luly l2, 1960 C. A. PEEL ET AL FOLDING CIGARETTE BOX WITH ASH RECEFTACLE Filed March 50, 1959 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 July 12, 1960 c. A. PEEL ETAL FOLDING CIGARETTE' Box WITH ASH RECEPTACLE :s sheets-sheetV 2 Filed March .30', 1959 July l2, 1960 C, A PEEL ETAL FOLDING CIGARETTE BOX WITH ASH RECEPTACLE Filed MaIChO, 1959 3 Sheets-.Sheet 3 FOLDING CIGARETTE BOX WITH ASH A RECEPTACLE Clyde A. Peel, Richard 0. Peel, and Donald G. Peel,

all of 17080 Fruitport Road, Spring Lake, Mich. Y

Filed Mar. E30, 1959, Ser. No. 802,874 claims. (c1. rs1-23s) This invention relates to improvements in folding cig. The principal objects of` arette box with ash receptacle. this invention are:

First, to provide a box or container foricigarett'es in l the formV of a pocket package in which a side of' the box may be opened to provide an ash receptacle without destroying the cigarette retaining characteristics of the package.

Second, to provide a box type cigarette package with a swinging top and a collapsible wall which can be pulled out after the top is open to provide a convenient ash n, 2,944,555 Patented July Vl2, 1960 Fig. 9 is a fragmentary side elevational view of a package erected as in Fig. 8 with parts broken away.

The cigarette box and blank shown in Figs. land 2 is l' made of light weight cardboard or box board of the type currently used in crush proof pocket packages or -boxes for cigarettes. The box and the blank shown in Fig. 2 have an integral back Wall 1, bottom wall 2, front wall 3 and top wall 4. A short back cover wall portion 5 is connected between the top Vwall 4 and the back wall 1V and all of these walls are hingedly or bendably connected along rfold lines indicated by the'dotted score lines 6. The

sides of the .back wall 1 are hingedly connected at 7 to inner side wall flaps 8 which have ldownwardly inclined upper edges 9Vfor'med by'full cuts or slits in the blank. Above the upper" edges 9 the'continuationof the-inner side wall flaps 8`fform inner 'cover end vvflaps 10 hingedly receptacle separate from the cigarette containing portions of the box.

Third, to provide a cigarette box lhaving a collapsible and extendable ash receiving pocket which can be assembled and erected on existing cigarette box forming machines. i

Fourth, to provide a modified form of `cigarette Vbox which can be erected from a single integral blank of light cardboard or box board to provide cigarette'containing section and a collapsible and extensible ash receiving receptacle. y i

Fifth, to provide a cigarette box capable of` being opened and closed a number of times in the normal use of a cigarette package and furtherprovided with extensible walls forming an ash receptacle which can be opened when the top of the box is opened and which is retained in closed position by the boxtop when the box is closed. Other objects and advantages ofthe inventionwill be apparent from a considerationA of the following description and claims. The drawingsgof which there are three sheets, illustrate two highly practical forms of the package and three methods of erecting them. i

Fig. l is a perspective view of a preferred'form of thevl cigarette box of the invention with 'the top andthe ash receiving receptacle in open position.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the box boardvblank from which the package shown in Fig. l is assembled.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the insert blank whichvis folded' into the blank shown in Fig. 2 in assembling the nished package. It is pointed out that the blanks shown Vin Figs. 2 and 3 are not drawn to the same scale.` n y.

Fig. 4 is a perspective exploded view of the box and blanks shown in Figs. l to 3 in partially assembled and erected position. y

Fig. 5 is a plan view of a modiied form of blank capable of being erected into a box containing an integral ash receptacle.- v v Fig. 6 isa perspective view of an erected cigarette box formed from the blank shownl in Fig. 5 with the ash receptacle thereof in open operative position.

v Fig. 7 is a fragmentary front elevational viewiof then lower corner of the box shown in Fig. 6 with successive layers of the box broken awayin cross. 4section to show the internal construction of the erected box.r Y

Fig. 8 is an exploded perspective viewshowing a'modi-y fied way of erecting the blanks s hown in Figs. land 3.

connected at 11 tothe sides of the back cover wall portion 5. The upper edges of the inner cover side fiaps lll are hingedlyconnected aty 12 to cover tuck aps 13 sep-V arated from the top Wall 4 by the slits 1`4.

The upper edge of the'top wall 4 is hingedly connected to a front cover flap 15 having outer end cover flaps'lV attached to its ends and an inner front cover flap 17V attached to its upper edge. The upper edges of the outer end cover aps 16 are inclined downwardly parallel to the upper edges 9 of the inner side wall flanges 8 to abut thereagains't Vwhen the package is erected. The front cover flaps'15 and 17 and theouter end'cover aps 16 are provided with adhesive coatings indicated generally at 18 and the cover portion ofthe box is folded and erected into a swingable cover generally indicated lat 19 in Fig. 1 in a well known manner so that the details of the cover form no part of the present invention except as they coact with* the other elements of the box and'packa'ge to be described.

The lower edges ofthe inner side wall aps 8 are hingedly connected at 20 to bottom tuck flaps 21 separated from the remainder of the blank by cuts or slits 22. The sides of the front wall panel 3v are hingedly connected to outer side wall llaps 23 which are downwardly inclined on their lower edges as at 24 to be parallel with the upper edges 9 of the inner side walls 8` Whenerected.l The outer yside walls flaps are partially severed from the front wall 3 by a seriesof interrupted slits 24 forming a frangible and bendable connection between the front wall and the outer side walls.

The ends of the bottom Wall 2 are provided with an adhesive coating 25 which coacts with and secures the un! f nects the outer side walls to the outsides'of the inner side walls `8 when the box is erected. The blank thus far described can be erected by existing machinery to form an ordinary ve walled box with a swingable box shaped cover. v

-In order to provide the desired ash receptacle in the box Vformed by the foregoing'blank a separate insert blank shown in Fig. 3 is provided.- The insert blank j a V-shaped notch 31 which is disposed in Aupwardly open ing position when the'box is assembled. F[thepside edges of the inner insert wall 27 are foldably connected at 32 to inner side aps 33 and the side edges of the front Virisert wall'28 are connectedby the foldlines 34 witlrthe outer side flaps 35. YIt is pointed out that the inner in-v 'shaped cross section with the notched tongue S and the upper edges of the side aps 35 disposed below the up.- per edges of the inner wall 27 and the side flaps 33. The lower edges of the side flaps 35 are inclined upwardly as at 351 when erected.

The outer wall 2S of the insert blank and its tongue 3i) are longer than the front wall 3 of the box blank, but the walls 3 and 2S are of approximately the same width and the side flaps 23 and 35 ofthe two blanks are of approximately the same width. In assembling the insert blank into the outer box the insert blank is folded into channel shape as described and is placed over the back wall it of the box blank and the inner side walls S of the box blank are folded up into lapped relation over the outer sides of the insert flaps 35. Where the inner side flaps 3 of the box blank extend above the outer flaps 35 and below the inclined edges 351 of the side flaps 35, registering areas 36 and 361 of adhesive are provided on the ends of the box flaps 8 and the inner aps 33 of the insert. These adhesive areas secure the insert blank to the partially erected box while lleaving the front wall 23 and its side flaps 35 of the insert blank free to hinge forwardly of the box. lf desired, the lower cut away 351 and adhesive 361 an be omitted.

After the insert blank is partially assembled into the box blank which operation can be performed over a packet of cigarettes prewrapped in an inner foil wrapper such as is indicated at 37 in Fig. l, the bottom wall 2 and front wall 3 of the box blank are folded successively upwardly to seal the bottom wall 2 and its adhesive coating 25 to the undersides of the tuck aps 21 and to seal the front wall 3 to the outer side of the outer wall 28 of the insert blank. For this purpose the inside of the front wall 3 is provided with an adhesive coating 38. The outer side walls 23 are then folded rearwardly over the inner side walls and secured thereto by the adhesive coating 26. The tongue 30 on the insert blank projects abovev the front wall 3 and is re tained behind the swingable cover 1S* when the cover is closed over the packet 37 in the usual fashion.

In the closed and sealed condition of the box the frangible connection formed by the interrupted slits 241 Y and the overlapped engagement of the cover 19 with the tongue 30 holds the box in securely erected position for shipment and sale of the package. When the purchaser or user opens the cover 19 in the usual manner the tongue 3i? and the upper edge of the front wall `8 Vare exposed so that the front wall can be pulled forwardly breaking the frangible connection between the front wall and the outer side walls as at 39. The outer side flaps 35 of the insert blank slide between the inner side walls 8 of the box and the inner side aps 33 of the insert while the adhesive areas 36 hold the side flaps 33 and the rear wall of the insert blank in assembled relation. A wedge or hopper shaped pocket is thus formed between the front and rear walls of the insert blank which can bev used as an ash tray. The notch 31 forms a convenient support for resting a cigarette on the box. The package can be reclosed by pushing in the front wall 3 and reclosing the cover 19 over the tongue 3ft in which position the box continues to function as a convenient crush proof carton for the remaining cigarettes contained therein. f

Desirably the 'opposed surfaces of the insert lblank walls 27 and 28 and the side aps 35 are rendered lire proof to resist the temperature of hot ashes and cigarette butts. This may be accomplished by applyingl a rnetal foil cover indicated conventionally at 40 to the insert blank or by otherwise treating the blank with a suitable fire proofing material. The ash receptacle formed by` the insert blank will not only function to receive cigarette ashes but can be used to extinguish burning cigarette butts simply by closing the front walls 3 and 23 against the rear wall 27; the burning end of the cigarette butt can be crushed and air excluded therefrom. Ashes and the extinguished butt can, of course, be emptied from the receptacle as convenient to the user.

The modied form of cigarette box or carton shown in Figs. 5 to 7 consists of a single integral blank in which the back wall 41 and bottom wall 42 are connected to the front wall 43 of the box proper as in theV first form of the invention. The upper edge of the blank is provided with the same top wall 44, cover hack wall 453 and cover forming flaps which will not be redescrihed. The sides of the back wall 41 are provided with side wall flaps 46 which in this instance form the outer side walls of the erected box. Tuck flaps 47 on the lower ends of the flaps 16 fold inwardly and are secured to an adhesive coating 4S on the bottom wall 42.

Secured directly to the edge of the front wall 43 along the fold line 49 which forms the upper front edge of the box is an outer receptacle wall 50 with side recep tacle flaps 51 on its edges. The upper edges of the flaps 51 are inclined downwardly and rearwardly as at 52 when the carton is erected. The bottom edges of the ilaps are inclined upwardly as at 521. Secured to the opposite edge of the front receptacle wall 50 along the fold line '53 is an inner receptacle wall 54 having a notched or recessed edge 55 disposed along the upper edge of the front wall when the box is erected. Side flaps 56 on the sides of the receptacle wall 54 fold in.- side of the outer side wall ilaps 46 on the back wall 41 of the box and are secured thereto by the coacting adhesive areas 57 and 571 when the box is erected.

In erecting the box from the blank shown in Fig. 5 the panel Sti is folded over into lapped relation with the panel 43 and secured thereto by the lines of adhesive 58. rlhe panel 54 which Vforms the inner receptacle wall is folded oppositely onto the back of the panel 50 and the si-de flaps 51 and 56 :are folded rearwardly in lapped relation along the sides `of the package after which the outer side wallilaps 46 are folded upwardly and secured by the adhesive areas 57 and 571 which a-re located at the upper and lower edges of the flaps 46. Thus in the erected position of the -box shown in Fig. 6 the front receptacle forming panel 50 secured to the outer panel 43 of the box is tiltable about the forward edge of the bottom wall 42 with the side receptacle forming flaps 51 sliding -between :the flaps 56 and 46. The end panel 54 and its side flanges 56 which fold into the box rto form the forward cigarette retaining wall are longer than the receptacle forming walls 43 'and 50 to project upwardly into the swinging cover when the box is erected. The upper edges of Ithe panels 43 and 50 project upwardly above the lower edge of the cover when the box is closed and hold the ash receptacle panels in closed position. Desirably the opposed faces of the ash receptacle panels are provided with a ire proof coating or surface 59 which is applied to the reverse side of the panels 50 and S4 as Vandl 3 can =be assembled in a different manner to achieve the same functional properties of the erected box. As shown in Figs. 8 and 9, the front wall 3 and its side flaps 2.3 can be laid flat and the front insert panel 28 can be secured to the. adhesivelayers 38. The inner insert panel 27 is then folded back on the panel 28 and the side flaps 33 and 35 folded up. The side walls 8 of the back wall 1 are folded up and the front wall 3 with the opstanding insert side flaps 33 and 35 is folded back over'the upstanding side walls 8. Strips of adhesive 60 on the reverse sides of the side walls 8 or the reverse sides Yof the insert side aps 33, or both, fasten the inner panels 27` ofthe insert to theside walls 8. The outer side wall flaps 23 can be folded up against the outer sides of the side flaps 35 before or after the front Wall 3v and the insert panels 'are folded back on the back and side Walls. Areas of adhesive 61 and 62 at the top and bottom of t the inner side wall flaps or the tops and bottomsY of the 'outer side wall flaps 23, or both, coact to hold the front l Wall 3 and outer receptacle panel closed till the frangible connection along .the yfold 4lines 241 is broken. After the packis opened and the frangible connectionfbroken, j

the naps 35 slide between theside walls 23nand thel side to the'lower edges of 'said inner side Wall flaps and dis posed alongside of said- ,bottomy wall,` the bottomw'all being hingedly connected 'to thebottom of the back wall and Ithe bottomlof a front wall, outer side Wall aps connected to the sides of said front Wall by frangibleand foldable connections, the top edges of Vsaid outer sidewall t flaps in the erected position of the carton being inclined correspondingly to theincline of the inner side wall tiaps, cover forming flaps attached ,to the upper end' of said back wall and to said top wall, an insert consisting of an integral blank having inner and'outer front walls hingedly connected at the bottom, side flaps on the sides.

of said linner andfouterginsert walls, said insert blank having a reproof coating and said side aps on said insert walls being foldedinto opposed lapped relation and positioned within the inner side wall flaps on said carton blank, the outer wall and side aps on the outer front wall of said insert being shorter than the inner Wall and side aps on the inner wall ofthe insert and terminating below the upper ends thereof, the inner side wall aps ofvsaid carton blank being secured to the-projecting portions of the said aps on the inner wall of said insert, the Iupper edge of the outer wall of said insert in the erected position of the package having a cigarette receiving notch cut therein and projecting above the top of thefront Wall of said carton blank;

i 2. A vpackage for cigarettes comprising an outer carton having front, back, top, bottom and side wallsconn prising an integral blank having inner side wall flaps along the side edges of the back wall with said inner side wall aps being slit along lines near the upper edge thereof, bottom flaps hingedly secured to the lower edges of `said inner side Wall flaps andl disposed along side of said bottom wall, the bottom wall being hingedlyl connected tothe bottom of the back wall and the bottom of a front Wall, outer side wall iiaps connected to the sides of .said front wall by frangible and foldable connections, cover forming flaps attached to the upper end of said back Wall and to said top wall, an insert consisting of an integral blank having inner and outer front walls hingedly connected at the'bottom, side aps on the sides of said inner and outer insert walls, said insert blank having a reproof coating `andf said side aps onsaid insert'walls being foldedinto opposed lapped relation and positioned within the inner side wall vaps on said artonblank, the side aps onqthe outer front wall of said insert beingshorrter than the side ilaps onthe inner wall `of the insert andterminating below the upper ends theregfpthe inner-side wall aps of YsaidA carton blank beingy secured to the projecting portion of rthesid'e iaps on the inner Wall of said insert, the upper edge of the outer wall Vof said insert in the 'erected position of the package projecting above the top ofthe front' wall ,of said carton blank;

V3. A' package for cigarettes comprising an outer carton having front, back, top, bottom and side walls comprising anv integral blank having innerV` sidewall flaps alongthe side edges of the back wallwi'th said innerj f side wall aps being slit along downwardly inclined lines near the upper edge thereof, bottom aps hingedly secured to the loweredges of said inner side Wall aps and disposed along side of said bottom wal1, the bottom' wall 'being` hingedly connected to the bottom of the back wall and the bottom of the frontwall, outer sidewall flaps connected to the sides r of said front wall byjfrangible and Tfoldable connections,jthe top edges ofv said outc'ersidjev wall tiaps in-fthe erectedposition ofthe carton beingiiinclinedcorrespondingly to the incline of the innerside .wall

aps, cover-forming flaps fattachedto the, upper end `of said backlwall and to said top wall, an insert consisting v of an integral bla-nk having inn'erand outer Vfront walls hingedly connectedat the bottom, side ilaps on the sides of said inner and outer insert walls, said insert blank havwalls being folded into opposed lapped relation and positioned Vywithin the` inner side wall aps on said carton blank, the side flaps o n the outer front wall 'of said insert being shorter than th'e side aps on the inner wall of the insert and terminating below the upper ends thereof, the inner side Wallaps of' said carton blank being secured to the projecting portions of the sideflaps on the inner Wall of said insert, the upperfedge of the outer wall of said insert in the erected position ofthe package having a cigarette `receivinginotch cut therein. f

4. A package forcigarettes Vcomprising an outer carton having front, back, top, bottom and side walls comprising anintegral blank having inner side wall aps along the side edges of the back wall, the bottom wall being hingedly connected tothe bottom of the back wall and the bottom of the front wall, outer side Wall aps connected to the sides 'of said front wall by frangible'and foldable connections, cover forming ilaps attachedV to the upper end of said back wall and to said top wall, an insert consisting of an integral blank having inner and outer front walls hingedly connected at the' bottom, side aps on the sides of said inner and outer insert walls, said insert blank having a iireproof coating and said side flaps on said insert `walls being, folded in to opposedlapped relation and positioned within the inner side Wall aps on said carton blank, the side aps on the outer front wall of said insert being shorter thanthe side flaps on the inner wall of thel insert and terminating below the upper ends thereof, the innerfside wall flaps of said carton blank being secured to the projecting portions of the side aps on the inner wall of said insert, the upper edge of the outer wall of said insert in the erected position of the package having a cigarette receiving notch cut therein. A r

5. A package for cigarettes comprising an outer carton having front, back, top, bottom and side walls com:

prising an integral blank having kfirst side wall flaps along insert blank having a reproof coating and said sideaps on said insert walls being folded kinto opposed lapped relation and -positioned within the first side wall flaps on said carton blank, the sideaps on the outer front wall of* said' insert being shorter than the side aps on the inner wall of the insert and terminating short of the upper and lower ends thereof, the first side wall flaps of said carton blank being secured to the projecting portions of the said aps on the inner wall of said insert above and below the ends of the side aps on the outer front wall of the insert.

- 6. A package for cigarettes comprising an outer carton having front, back, top, bottom and side walls comprising an integral blank having first side wall aps along the side edges of the back Wall, the bottom wall bei-ng hingedly connected to the bottom of the back Wall and the bottom of the front wall, other side wall aps connected to the sides of said front wall by frangible and foldable connections, cover forming aps attached to the upper end of said back wall and to said top Wall,V an insert consisting of-an integral blank having inner and outer front Walls hingedly connected at the bottom, side ilaps on the sides of-said inner and outer insert Walls, said insert blankv having a fireproof coating and said side flaps on said insert walls being folded into opposed lapped relation and. positioned within said carton blank, the side aps on the other front wall of said insert being shorter than the side llaps on the inner wall of the insert and terminating short of the upper and lower ends thereof, the side wall ilaps of said carton blank being secured to the projecting portions of the said flaps on the inner wallof said insert above and below the ends of the side flaps on the outer front wall of the insert.

7. A package for cigarettes comprising a carton havingV front, back, top, bottom and side walls comprising an integral blank having rst side wall flaps along the side edges of the back wall the bottom wall being hingedly connected to the bottom of the back wall and the bottom of the front Wall, cover forming flaps attached to the upper end of said back wall and to said top Wall, an insert consisting of inner and outer front walls hingedly connected at the bottom, side aps on the sides of said inner and outer insert walls, said insert having` a reproof coating and said side flaps on said insert walls being folded into opposed lapped relation and positioned within the tirst side wall flaps on said carton blank, the side flaps on the outer front Wall of said insert being shorter than the side flaps on the inner Wall of the insert and terminating short of the ends thereof, the tirst side wall aps of said carton blank being secured to the projecting portions of the said flaps on the inner Wall of' said insert.

8. A package for cigarettes comprising a carton having front, back, top, bottom andside Walls comprising an integral blank having first side wall aps along the side edges of the back Wall, the bottom wall being hingedly connected to the bottom of the back wall and the bottom of'the front wall, cover forming flaps attached to the upper end of said back Wall and to said top wall, an insert consisting of inner and outer front walls hingedly connected at the bottom, side aps on the sides of said inner and outer insert Walls, said side flaps on said insert walls being folded into opposed lapped relation and positioned within side Wall flaps on said carton blankthe side flaps on the outer front wall of said insert being shorter than the side aps on the inner Wall of the insert and terminating short of one end thereof, the side wall aps of said carton blank positioned outside said insert being secured to the projecting portionsof the side aps on the inner wall of said insert.

9. In a cigarette box, the combination of a back wall with side wall flaps hingedly connected to the sides thereof, cover forming aps and walls hingedly connected to each other and to the top of said back wall, a bottom wall hingedly connected to the bottom of said back wall, a front Wall hingedly connected to the front edge of said bottom wall, an outer receptacle wall secured in lapped relation to the inside of said kfront Wall, an inner reeept'acle wall positioned in lapped relation to the inside of: saidY outer receptacle Wall and hingedly' connectedI theretoV at the bottom edges of the walls, means Vlocated' at the upper edges of said outer receptacle wall and said front Wall forming a cigarette receiving notch, side Yflaps on the sides. of said inner and outer receptacle walls disposed in lapped relation to each other and to the inside of the side llaps on said back Wall, the side aps on saidouter receptacle wall terminating short of the upper and lower ends of the side ilaps on the inner receptacle Wall and the side wall aps on the back wall being in lapped secured relation to the projecting ends of the flaps on said inner receptaclewall.

l0. in a cigarette box, the combination of a back wall with side wall flaps hingedly connected to the sides thereof, cover forming aps and walls hingedly connected to each other and to the top of said back wall, abottom wall hingedly connected to the bottom of said back Wall, afront Wall hingedly connected to the front' edge of said lbottom Wall, an outer receptacle Wall secured in lapped relation to the inside of saidfront wall, an inner receptacle wall positioned in lapped relation to thevinside of said outer receptacle wall, side flaps on the sides of said inner and outer receptacle Walls disposed in lapped relation to each other and to the side aps on said back` wall, the side ilaps on said outer receptacle Wall terminating short of one end of the side ilaps on the inner receptacle wall and the side wall flaps on the back wall being in lapped secured relation to the projecting ends of the flaps on said inner receptacle Wall.

l1. In a cigarette package the combination of hingedly connected front, back and bottom walls, side aps on the side edges of said front and back walls, the front Wall being connected to the side ilaps thereon by frangible connections, inner and outer receptacle forming panels hingedly connected at the bottom and disposed in lapped relation with the outside of the outer panel secured to therback of said front Wall, and side flaps on said receptacle forming panels folded into lapped relation with` each otherand with the side flaps on said front and back walls, the side ilaps on said outer receptacle forming panel having cut away portions at the top and bottom exposing the adjacent areas of the side flaps on said inner receptacle forming panel, said side flaps on said receptacle forming panels being disposed Within the side flaps on said back wall with the side flaps'on said back wall secured to the side flaps on said inner receptacle forming panel at the areas exposed by said cut away portions.

l2. In a cigarette package the combination of hingedly connected front, back and bottom walls, side flaps on the side edges of said front and back walls disposed in inner and outer lapped relation on said package, the front wallbeing connected to the side flaps thereon by frangible connections, inner and outer receptacle forming panels hingedly connected at the bottom and disposed in lapped relation with the outside of the outer panel secured toV the back of said front wall, and side aps on said receptacle forming panels folded into lapped relation with each other and with the side aps on said front and, back Walls, the side aps on said outer receptacle forming panel having cut away portions exposing the adjacent areas of the side ilaps on said inner receptacle forming panel, the outermost side llapsA on said walls being secured to the side ilaps on said inner receptacle forming panel at the areas exposed by said cut away portions.

13. In a cigarette package the combination of hingedly connected back, front and bottom walls, side flaps on the side edges of said back Walls, inner and outer receptacle Vforming panels hingedly connected at the bottom and disposed in lapped relation to each other with the outer side of the outer panel secured to the inside of said front wall, and side flaps on said receptacle forming'panels disposed in lapped relation within the side flaps on said back wall, the side flaps on the outer receptacle forming panel having cut away portions exposing the side flaps on the inner receptacle forming panel and the side flaps on said back Wall and said inner panel being secured together at these exposed portions.

14. In a cigarette package the combination of hingedly connected back and bottom walls, side flaps on thel side edges of said back wall, inner and outer receptacle forming panels hingedly connected at theV bottom and disposed in lapped relation to kveach other, and side flaps on said receptacle forming panels disposed in lapped relation within the side flaps on said back wall', the side aps on the outer receptacle forming panel having cut away por tions exposing the side aps on the inner receptacle forming panel and the side aps on said back wall and said inner panel being secured together at these exposed portions.

15. In a cigarette package having a swingable top and a bottom the combination comprising afront wall, and

a back wall, inner and outer receptacle forming panels between said walls, the aps on the outer panel being shorter than the flaps on the inner panel and exposing areas at the ends of the inner aps, and side flaps connected to the sides of said back Wall and secured to the exposed areas of said aps on said inner panel with the side aps on the outer panel slidably positioned between the secured portions of the flaps.

References Cited in the le of this patent VUNITED STATES PATENTS 2,841,276 `sdm/immer JulyV 1, 195s 

